Chapter 7: The Impossible Dream.

A/N: The bold print in this chapter means that someone is speaking in English.

Unfortunately, you didn't make it back in time to watch Izuku's afternoon training. You send your nephew a text to let him know that you found a potential apartment and the manager is taking you on a walkthrough. Izuku relays the message to Toshinori who sighs in disappointment. "Perhaps it's for the best. I'm almost out of time that I can spend as All Might." Smoke begins to rise from his skin before he turns back into his true form.

"Um, All Might?"

"What is it young Midoriya?"

"I was wondering if I could take a break to watch a video I found online of when my aunt lost her arm? I...I found the video yesterday, but I haven't had the time to watch it."

Toshinori thinks for a moment, "Yes. You've worked hard today and earned an extra break." He starts to walk over to where Izuku is sitting on an old water heater. "Besides, I would like to see the video as well."

Toshinori sits down beside Izuku as the green haired boy pulls up a video on his phone. The two watch as the video, shot by a civilian at the scene, starts to play. They watch as a huge black dragon starts to lower a screaming little boy towards its gaping jaws. "Oh my God! Someone needs to help that little boy!" The person shooting the video shouts in English and Izuku quickly puts on the Japanese subtitles so he can understand what they're saying. Toshinori has no trouble understanding English, being able to read, write, and speak it fluently. As they continue to watch the video they see a streak of red pass between the jaws of the dragon and the little boy as the jaws snap close. "It's Red Force! Red Force saved that little boy!" A woman shouts this time and the guy filming quickly moves the phone to where you are standing holding a young brown haired boy in your right arm, your left arm now missing and blood flowing from the remaining stub. "Her arm...Red Force's arm is gone!" Izuku's eyes begin to tear up and he puts his free hand over his mouth. They watch as you rush over to someone in the crowd; a support hero by the looks of it; and hand them the boy.

You turn back to the dragon as it roars and lunges at you. Your arm turns black and a red energy ball begins to form in the palm of your hand. You dodge the dragon's jaws and run under the its torso. "Rasengan!" You yell before slamming the now fully powered ball made of your willpower into the dragon's belly. The force of the attack rips the scales right off of the dragon's skin, destroys its wings, and sends it flying almost a mile into the air. The guy filming follows the path of the attack as best as he can. The ball of energy then explodes sending waves of energy through the air, wiping away the dark storm clouds and allowing the sun to shine merrily upon the city. "There it is! The attack said to be powerful enough to destroy a mountain! That was awesome!" The guy holding the camera shouts before turning back on you. He zooms in on your face and both Izuku and Toshinori can see the pain on your face even though you were doing your best to mask it with a smile.

Now that the threat was gone, Izuku and Toshinori watch as civilians start to swarm the area, trying to get closer to you. The guy filming is obviously one of them as the video begins shaking as it gets closer to you. Support heroes surround you trying to keep the civilians away from you. The little brown haired boy that you saved manages to slip through and rushes up to you. "Red Force!" He wraps his arms around your legs and begins to sob into your red leggings. "I...I'm...s...sorry!"

You rest your hand on top of the boy's head. "What for? There is nothing for you to be sorry about."

The boy looks up at your face, "B...but...w...what...a...about...your...a...arm?!"

You smile brightly at the boy; both Izuku and Toshinori can tell this is a real smile and not forced like the previous one. "It's only an arm. A small price to pay for your safety. I'm just glad that you're okay." Your words calm the boy down a little.

"Why? Why...d...did...you...d...do...it? I...I'm...j...just an... orphan...no...nobody...would care...a...about...what...happened...to...me..." The boy says around his sniffling.

You bend down and hug the boy carefully, "That's not true. I care."

The boy breaks down crying again, "I...I...want to be...just like y...you w...when I grow up, R...Red Force!"

Your grin widens, "Then take these words of what it means to be a hero to heart, young man! These words of wisdom were passed down to me from my mentor:

To dream the impossible dream

To fight the unbeatable foe

To bear with unbearable sorrow

To run where the brave dare not go.

To right the unrightable wrong

To love pure and chaste from afar

To try when your arms are too weary

To reach the unreachable star.

This is my quest, to follow that star

No matter how hopeless, no matter how far

To fight for the right

Without question or pause

To be willing to march

Into hell for a heavenly cause

And I know if I'll only be true

To this glorious quest

That my heart will lay peaceful and calm

When I'm laid to my rest

And the world will be better for this

That one man scorned and covered with scars

Still strove with his last ounce of courage

To fight the unbeatable foe

To reach the unreachable star."

The video soon comes to an end after you finish singing. "Wow, aunt (Y/N) is so cool," Izuku says in awe.

Toshinori's heart is racing in his chest, his admiration and affection for you doubling after watching the video. Swallowing the nervous lump in his throat he asks the young teen, "Izuku...do you think...your aunt would ever date someone like...me?" He looks down at his skeletal body with disgust.

Izuku looks at the older man, "Of course she would. She's already very fond of you and she doesn't even know that you're All Might. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if she asks you out soon."

The next day is Saturday and by the time you wake up Izuku is already gone, even though the sun isn't fully up yet. You get dressed in a pair of bright pink jogging pants and a grey camisole. You pause to consider rather or not to wear a different shirt because of your injury, but you decide you really don't care if people stare at you today. After wrapping what's left of your left arm with fresh gauze, you put on your running shoes and leave Inko and Izuku's apartment.You start to jog to Dagobah Municipal Beach Park taking the longest way to get there. When you arrive, you see Izuku training alone. "Hi, aunt (Y/N)!" Izuku shouts, waving at you.

You look around for either All Might or Toshinori, but see neither. You thought that you might have seen a flash of bright yellow disappearing behind a large pile of junk, but you're not sure. "Hey, Izuku-kun. Where's Toshinori? Or is All Might training you today?"

Izuku nervously rubs the back of his head, "W...well, y...you s...see..."

Izuku's attempt at an explanation is interrupted by a loud male voice shouting, "I AM HERE!!" The mountain of a man that is All Might suddenly comes sliding across across the sand. He's not wearing his costume today, but a plain white T-shirt, green cargo pants, and a unique belt buckle that you could've sworn Toshinori also wears. Your suspicions are raised once again. The first time you grew suspicious was when you shook All Might's hand yesterday and a jolt of sparks went through your body like they always do when you make skin contact with Toshinori. And now All Might is wearing the same unique belt buckle as Toshinori. "Ah! Lady Red Force! I was hoping that you would join us today! I have something for you!" He reaches into one of the extra pockets of his pants and pulls out a limanated card. "I want you to have this special voucher! It will allow you to legally save people if a situation like yesterday should arise!"

"Situation like yesterday? What happened yesterday?" Izuku asks as you approach All Might.

"Your aunt stopped a villain with a diamond quirk that was going to kill a young woman! With a single mighty punch she broke his armor made of diamond and rendered the villain unconscious!" All Might explains.

"Wow! Really?! That's so awesome! Did you use Crushing Evil, Spreading the Truth: Absolute Heaven on him?" Izuku asks eagerly. He then becomes confused, "But on the news they said that you stopped that villain, All Might."

You see All Might looks really uncomfortable so you decide to respond. "I asked him to take the credit for stopping that villain since I would get into major trouble for doing so." You take the card from All Might, making sure to brush your fingers against his causing the electrical sensation to go through both of your bodies yet again. "No. I used a different move this time called Kabutowari, which means Armor Break. (A/N: I know it actually means Helmet Break in One Piece, but in this case it makes more sense for it to mean Armor Break.) It's an attack meant specifically for opponents with armor quirks." You reply as you examine the card. You're surprised to see that it's signed by All Might himself and states that you are an emergency hero working under his agency and that he will take full responsibility for any damage that may occur. You look up at the huge blonde, "This...you're putting a lot of faith in me by giving me this All Might-sama. If something goes terribly wrong it could ruin your reputation. I couldn't possibly take it." You hold the card back out to him.

He laughs loudly, a light blush across his cheeks. "Nonsense! Between the video young Midoriya showed me and what I saw for myself yesterday, I fully trust you lady Red Force! And there's no need to be so formal. Please just call me All Might."

"Video?" You ask curiously, "What video?"

Izuku blushes slightly and rubs the back of his neck. "The one of you saving the boy from the shape shifter that took the form of a dragon."

You look at All Might with a slight frown on your face, "I appreciate that you have so much faith in me, bunny-sama. But I cannot, in good conscience, take this. I am not willing to let you risk everything you've worked so hard for." You continue to hold the card out for him to take.

He reaches out and wraps his huge hand over yours, the jolt of electricity going through you again. He gently pushes your arm back towards you. "And I am not willing to let you risk going to jail if civilians ever need your help again." You see his electric blue eyes looking at you from the shadows covering his eyes. In your mind those beautiful blue eyes are the final confirmation of All Might's connection to Toshinori. "Besides you will need some kind of proof to show the principal that you can legally protect the students at UA if you're going to be teaching there."

You sigh, "That is true." You give him a huge open mouth smile, "Thank you very much, bunny-sama." You then lower your voice to a near whisper while leaning closer to him. "Or should I say, Toshinori-san?"